Definition of 役人 (やくにん)

やくにん

役人

やくにん

yakunin

JLPT N2

Common word

noun

•

government official

Related Kanji

役	duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
人	person

Example sentences(showing 12 results)

やくにん

ぜんぜん

、

ざいせい

Those officials don't understand finance at all

その

やくにん

役人

は

、

じぶんじしん

くじょう

しょり

でき

The official could not deal with the complaint himself

ぜいかん

やくにん

はこ

けんさ

The customs officials examined the boxes

みんしゅしゅぎ

民主主義

で

は

、

こくみん

ちょくせつ

せいふ

やくにん

えら

In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly

かれ

まち

じゅうにん

やくにん

えら

He was elected an official by the inhabitants of this town

やくにん

たち

なか

ばいしゅう

ひと

Some officials may have been corrupted

せいふ

やくにん

ごうてい

りゃくだつ

A government official's stately mansion was looted

やくにん

けんせつがいしゃ

わいろ

うと

ようぎ

The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies

おおくらしょう

やくにん

けいきかいふく

しんらい

たか

Finance Ministry officials tried to boost confidence in recovery

おお

じつぎょうか

せいふ

やくにん

はい

、

しんもつ

かね

お

Many businessmen, in order to curry favor with government officials, will shower them with gifts and money

やくにん

うけおいぎょうしゃ

はい

、

The official got the sack for currying favor with the contractors

やくにん

そでした

It's a sop to Cerberus